India, Japan sign agreement on movement of ‘skilled workers’
January 18, 2021
Consultations on rollout of scheme for 14 sectors to start soon: Japanese officials
India and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on a basic partnership framework for operation of the ‘specified skilled worker’ (SSW) system under which the Japanese government accepts foreign nationals who have a certain level of expertise and skill.
“The two governments will hold consultations in the near future to prepare for the implementation of the SSW system with India,” a Japanese official told
BusinessLine.
The memorandum was signed by Japanese Ambassador to India Suzuki Satoki and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday.